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Basingstoke and Deane road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,610 road traffic collisions in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025, and 30,800 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 431 were fatal and 5,603 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 276 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (266), and casualties rose from 362 to 365.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,610
142nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30,800
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
431
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
276
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Basingstoke and Deane

1.9% of collisions in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4311.9%
  • Serious5,60325%
  • Slight16,57673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4711.5%
  • Serious6,86822%
  • Slight23,46176%

Basingstoke and Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 729 in 1990. In 2025 there were 276, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 276
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025276365
2024266362
2023275354
2022284387
2021249314
2020229307
2019288386
2018295386
2017262364
2016345457
2015340427
2014334431
2013347426
2012321446
2011336438
2010337430
2009330422
2008358485
2007442553
2006432563
2005508650
2004446643
2003519717
2002567746
2001556805
2000591839
1999615881
1998607849
1997683914
1996657951
1995624853
1994622883
1993647893
1992671916
1991641863
1990729989
19897131,009
1988659946
1987617885
1986597827
1985634903
1984622825
1983544738
1982630851
1981485670
1980541748
1979539703

When and where crashes happen in Basingstoke and Deane

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,198 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,343 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,416 (15%)
  • Thursday3,433 (15%)
  • Friday3,838 (17%)
  • Saturday2,947 (13%)
  • Sunday2,435 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59745 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59386 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,434 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,187 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,344 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,570 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,971 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,805 (8%)
  • February1,604 (7.1%)
  • March1,670 (7.4%)
  • April1,746 (7.7%)
  • May1,745 (7.7%)
  • June1,939 (8.6%)
  • July1,974 (8.7%)
  • August1,958 (8.7%)
  • September1,922 (8.5%)
  • October2,112 (9.3%)
  • November2,167 (9.6%)
  • December1,968 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,464 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,946 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,763 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown371 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit66 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,590 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,172 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds396 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds283 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist249 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds123 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (0.1%)
  • Other708 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,340 (63%)
  • Wet or damp7,548 (33%)
  • Frost or ice513 (2.3%)
  • Snow145 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep41 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel18 (0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph77 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph7,869 (35%)
  • 40 mph2,127 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph1,290 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph6,900 (31%)
  • 70 mph4,345 (19%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,459 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway4,260 (19%)
  • Roundabout2,383 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road377 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded131 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Basingstoke and Deane

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,309 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,739 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,365 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist1,951 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant1,038 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)441 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant404 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant189 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant171 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant131 (0.4%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5633 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10984 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,543 (5%)
  • 16 to 205,877 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,444 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,145 (20%)
  • 36 to 454,347 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,129 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,954 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 751,039 (3.4%)
  • Over 75679 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,494 (67%)
  • Passenger7,941 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,365 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30,319 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,753 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,286 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2,010 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,725 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach481 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle285 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car248 (0.6%)
  • Minibus172 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle67 (0.2%)
  • Other50 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basingstoke and Deane ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basingstoke and Deane had the 142nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
139thBedford22,89930,6743794,059
140thSolihull22,77530,8703575,037
141stFlintshire22,68732,9384623,637
142ndBasingstoke and Deane (this area)22,61030,8004315,603
143rdRenfrewshire22,48728,8084445,228
144thWest Berkshire22,35331,1905484,453
145thNorth Tyneside22,28329,3082953,765

Accident hotspots in Basingstoke and Deane

Brookvale & Kings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane, RG21 7LE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Basingstoke and Deane, with 516 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Basingstoke and Deane with the most crashes

The A339 had the most collisions in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025: 2,427, including 73 fatal and 660 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basingstoke and Deane, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3392,4273,49173660
2ndA301,9412,72955475
3rdM31,5992,51527374
4thA3401,3331,83722289
5thB34001,2861,78527356
6thA331,1611,60930267
7thA348601,39326209
8thB305133852110105
9thA3010308398261
10thA343299485977
11thA303213324555
12thB3046162218449
13thB30484969213
14thB3408264203
15thA3093141602
16thA3057131503
17thB3349121713
18thA340091103
19thA3427702
20thA3485700

Towns in Basingstoke and Deane

Basingstoke had the most collisions of any town in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025: 7,297.

Postcode districts in Basingstoke and Deane

RG21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane from 1979 to 2025: 4,805.

Latest crashes in Basingstoke and Deane

Of the latest 24 crashes in Basingstoke and Deane, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity